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Chapter 208: The Curtain Comes To An End
🕑 Added 2025-06-08 11:29:03 +0000 UTC"This really wasn’t something I expected."
After listening to Simu’s explanation, Hashirama let out a soft sigh.
He hadn't anticipated that the ninja world would fall into constant war after his death.
And that Madara would survive the battle at the Valley of the End...
Friend and foe alike, Hashirama had every reason to believe Madara could plunge the world into chaos.
"So, what are you planning to do next?"
Hashirama looked at the younger man curiously.
Simu responded flatly,
"Destroy the nobility and establish a unified nation."
In Tongmu's eyes, a system like the Fire Nation’s—where financial, political, and military powers are separated—was incredibly foolish.
The Daimyo's office could control national taxation without lifting a finger.
Corruption was inevitable in such a structure...
Unless every noble was a saint—an obvious impossibility.
But Simu didn’t just want to overthrow the Fire Daimyo.
He wanted to eliminate every feudal lord in every nation!
Even Hashirama and Tobirama were shocked by the sheer ambition of his plan.
"You want to overthrow the entire ninja world?!"
Tobirama couldn’t help exclaiming.
As Hashirama’s younger brother and a staunch defender of the one-country-one-village system, Tobirama was clearly unsettled.
Simu shrugged, replying nonchalantly,
"Exactly. I want to tear it all down. This isn’t the ninja world I want to live in."
Tobirama wanted to say more, but Hashirama raised a hand to stop him.
"Let it go. We’re people of the past. It’s not our place to judge the present world without understanding it."
Tobirama scoffed, but eventually kept quiet.
While they spoke, the massive boulder lifted into the sky by Simu’s flame cloud suddenly exploded.
Dozens of ninjutsu attacks erupted from above.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, known as the Doctor of Ninjutsu, unleashed four shadow clones simultaneously.
He cast five elemental techniques in a single breath and rained them down upon Simu.
But Hiruzen was old.
His years as Hokage, steeped in politics and balance, had dulled his edge.
His strength had declined—though still far above most ninjas, he was no match for Simu.
Under the effects of the Brain Fruit, Simu’s reaction speed had evolved dramatically.
He could perfectly integrate both the Azure Dragon Fruit and the Glint-Glint Fruit.
Standing nearly seven meters tall, Simu surged forward with two steps, then vanished in a flash of light—reappearing behind Hiruzen in an instant.
The Third Hokage spun around and struck with the diamond staff.
His heavy blow shattered Simu’s body into thousands of glowing points.
"Sage Art: Yasakani no Magatama!"
The scattered light particles converged in midair and focused their fire on Hiruzen.
The old ninja was forced to use his clone’s Water Prison Technique to shield himself.
In Sage Mode, Simu’s power surged even further.
The eight fasts (Bazhai) in his hand crackled with dark red Conqueror’s Haki.
"Sage Art: Thunderbolt Eight Trigrams!"
He brought the weapon crashing down on the water sphere.
The immense force distorted it, then shattered it into countless droplets.
The real Hiruzen and his clones escaped using Body Flicker Technique.
Only the water clone maintaining the technique was obliterated.
But Simu’s assault didn’t stop.
He opened his mouth, sharp teeth glinting, and unleashed a blazing torrent.
"Sage Art: Heat Breath!"
Even in human-beast form, Simu could use techniques from full-beast form!
The blazing column engulfed Hiruzen.
With his clone destroyed, Hiruzen had no choice but to weave hand seals.
"Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique!"
A massive torrent burst from his mouth.
Flames and water collided in midair, creating a steamy cloudburst that turned to rain across the village.
Villagers cowered in their homes, confused and terrified.
Why was the Third Hokage fighting the Fourth?
From within the mist, Simu’s massive black silhouette exploded forward.
Hiruzen desperately tried to return to solid ground—he didn’t want to keep fighting in Simu’s territory.
But Simu gave him no chance to breathe.
The First and Second Hokage—whom Hiruzen had counted on—were being held off by Simu’s clone.
Just how strong had this guy become?
As Simu charged, Hiruzen’s clones unleashed various ninjutsu.
But it didn’t matter—lightning struck Simu, wind blades sliced his skin—but he pressed on, unshaken.
Even a cut across his face couldn’t faze him.
He struck the air and slammed Hiruzen head-on with the eight fasts.
It was one thing to challenge Simu.
But threatening his family?
No one could get away with that.
Tongmu would kill anyone who tried.
Simu’s eyes burned with a killing aura more terrifying than a tailed beast.
He looked like a god of slaughter.
That deadly aura engulfed the entire battlefield.
Even the tailed beasts trembled uneasily.
Dark red lightning surged with Simu’s movements, blasting toward Hiruzen.
"Sage Art: Jiang III - Yin Naraku!"
The lightning tore through the sky like a divine spear.
Hiruzen could only respond with the most powerful defensive Earth Style technique.
"Earth Style: Earth Wall Jutsu!"
One clone instantly transformed into solid rock and expanded into a wall before the real body.
By the time Simu’s strike landed, it had become a small rocky mountain.
Simu showed no hesitation.
The eight fasts carried his ultimate killing intent and smashed through the mountain!
A shockwave erupted.
Hiruzen and the shattered stone debris were flung outward by the force!
Below, terrified villagers screamed and ran—afraid they’d be crushed by falling rubble.
Simu calmly raised a hand.
Flames emerged from the blue dragon scales on his skin.
They spread across the sky like a cloud over Konoha, catching the falling debris.
As for Sarutobi Hiruzen—he had used the diamond staff to barely survive the blow.
But he still crashed into a vacant house on the village's edge—flattening it completely.
Simu stood on top of the flame cloud that blanketed Konoha, overlooking the Third Hokage crawling from the rubble.
Hiruzen still gripped his diamond staff, but now it bore a dent.
That dent came from Simu’s strike with the eight fasts.
It didn’t mean the staff’s material was weaker—but Simu’s weapon carried the combined might of Armament Haki and Conqueror’s Haki.
That kind of force wasn’t easy to endure.
Looking up at the godlike figure of Hanyu Simu above him...
Sarutobi Hiruzen could only sigh.
“It seems you still can’t let go of your idea to subvert this world, fellow troublemaker.”
Simu crossed his arms and said condescendingly,
“At the end of the day, you just can’t let go of the power in your hands.
“But the last thing you should do is lay your hands on Kushina.”
Simu didn’t want to waste any more time talking nonsense with this old man.
The sea of flames beneath his feet suddenly surged.
The reason for the previous fight was entirely to transfer the Third Hokage to the outskirts of Konoha, so as not to harm the other villagers.
Under Simu’s control, the raging flames transformed into a terrifying dragon hundreds of meters long.
Simu stood on the flame dragon’s head, clapping his hands on his chest.
“Immortal Art – Flame Torch Dragon!”
The fire dragon roared with its huge mouth wide open and charged at Sarutobi Hiruzen with unstoppable momentum.
The fiery light reflected on Sarutobi Hiruzen’s old face.
Facing such an overwhelmingly terrifying attack, he sighed softly,
“Perhaps this is my fate.”
The terrifying flames instantly engulfed him.
The huge fire dragon roared, splitting the entire battlefield around Konoha.
The surrounding forest immediately burst into flames.
And where the fire dragon raged, a huge gully formed—filled not with river water, but hot lava.
“Hiruzen...”
Senju Tobirama, pinned to the ground countless times, looked toward the battle with regret.
He never expected his most outstanding disciple to end up like this.
After the Third Hokage’s defeat, many old-school ninjas who had originally followed him lost all hope.
They dropped their weapons and surrendered.
Meanwhile, a loud cry finally echoed in the research institute.
Simu’s first child was born.
A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
“Don’t worry, I’ll kill all these guys right away. I won’t let them bother you.”
A large bow appeared in Simu’s hand—ten meters long!
It could carry five or six arrows at once.
At the same time, Yamanaka’s voice echoed in the minds of all Konoha shinobi followers:
“All Konoha shinobi, leave the battlefield immediately!”
As they retreated, the entire sky lit up.
Countless golden arrows streaked across the sky, landing in White Zetsu’s army formation.
Each arrow triggered a terrifying explosion.
For a split second, the battlefield was deafening, filled only with the sound of Simu’s explosions.
“...It’s really scary.”
Hashirama watched the scene with grave seriousness.
Faced with such power, even if he returned to his previous peak, he still couldn’t be sure he could defeat Simu.
This guy’s chakra volume definitely rivals mine!
Looking at the ruined surroundings of Konoha, Simu felt some regret.
“Unfortunately, Black Zetsu actually escaped.”
The mastermind behind these White Zetsu wasn’t covered by Observation Haki...
But if he dared to attack Konoha or his family, Simu would never forgive him.
After Simu’s bombardment, not many White Zetsu remained.
The people behind the scenes apparently gave up continuing the fight and fled.
This sudden battle ended with Konoha’s complete victory.
But things were far from simple.
Externally, Simu would undoubtedly mobilize all Konoha’s power to dig up the mastermind behind the scenes.
Internally, he aimed to completely eradicate the remnants of the Third Hokage’s opposition.
But his top priority was still to return and see his precious child.
“Oh, what a boy.”
Simu looked at the little one in his arms with some regret.
He had always hoped for a daughter.
Kushina gave Simu a reproachful look.
“You should ask Rei and Mikoto to help you have a daughter.”
“Hey.”
Simu scratched his head sheepishly.
As for Nine Tails?
The moment Simu arrived, it retracted back into Kushina’s body.
Simu teased the baby in his arms,
“Your name is Shinichi, Hanyu Shinichi.”
Originally, Simu wanted to name him Naruto, but later forgot.
Simu wanted to play with the child, but Shinichi immediately burst into tears.
“I want to drink milk.”
Nearby, Nohara Rin smiled and said,
“Is that okay?”
Simu hurriedly handed the child to Kushina.
Soon, there was a knock on the door of the institute.
“Teacher, all ninjas who followed the Third Hokage and participated in the rebellion have been arrested and brought to justice,” reported Kakashi.
After all, they had prepared in advance, waiting to catch these rebels all at once—it was no surprise they acted so efficiently.
“But...”
Kakashi pointed outside.
“Senior Jiraiya and Senpai Tsunade?”
Jiraiya was his own teacher and had helped him a lot.
What happened today... even if they knew it wasn’t Simu’s fault, friends and teachers had died at his hands.
They couldn’t help but hold grudges.
Simu just waved his hand.
“Don’t worry, that old guy, the Third Hokage, is not dead.”
“Um?”
Kakashi froze for a moment.
In his impression, his teacher loved cutting down opponents completely—how could he still be alive?
Simu sneered,
“Though not dead, he’s barely alive. That’s enough memory for Jiraiya and the others.”
Under the terrible flames, Sarutobi Hiruzen managed to survive but was badly burned and deformed.
Hanyu Simu planned to let Tsunade heal him, then send him to the Konoha Nursing Home.
From now on, let him live his life incognito.
Mainly, Simu didn’t want to make Jiraiya too sad.
It was even more impossible to cause waves with the name of the former Hokage.
Next, Simu could focus his efforts on the outside world.
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